The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-03-24
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Amending chapter IL, General Statutes Of
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Laws Relating to Railways.
AN ACT to regulate common carriers, and Great
Ing the railroad and warehouse commission of
the State of Minnesota, and defining the duties
Of such commission in relation to common
carriers.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State of
SECTION l. (a) That the provisions of this act
shall apply to any common carrier or carriers en-
gagged in the transportation of passengers or
property wholly bv railroad, or partly by rail-
road and partly by water, when both are used
under common control, management or ar
raugement. for carriage or shipment from one
place or station to another, both being within
the State of Minnesota
Provided, That nothing in this act shall ap-
ply to street railways or to the carriage storage
or handling by any common carrier, OF property,
free, or at reduced rates Cor the United States
or for the State of Minnesota, or for any munici-
pal government or corporation within the state
or for any charitable purpose, or to or from fairs
and cxpositions for exhibition thereat. Tor stock
for breeding purposes). or to the issuance Of
mileage, excursion or communication passenger
tickets. at rates made equal to all. or to trans
portatlon OF stock shipped with cars and MOTH
ing in the provisions Of this act shall be con-
strued to prevent common carriers, subject to
the provisions Of this act, from issuing passes
for the free transportation OF passengers.
Oh The te m railroad" as used in this act shall
include all bridges or ferries used or operated in
connection with any railroad, and also all the
road in use by any corporation operating q rail-
road, whether owned or operated under con-
tract, agreement or lease: and the term trans
portation" shall include all instrumentalities Of
shipment or carriage.
common carrier, subject to the provisions Of this
act, for any service rendered or to be rendered in
the transportation Of passengers or property as
aforesaid. or in connection Herewith, or for the
receiving. delivering. storage or handling Of
such property shall be equal and reasonable:
and every unequal and unreasonable charge for
such service is prohibited and decared to be I'M
Provided, That one car load Of freight Of any
kind or class shall be transported at as low
number OF car loads OF the same kind and class
from and to the same points OF origination and
destination
(b) It shall be unlawful for any common car
rier subject to the provisions Of this act to make
or give any unequal or unreasonable preference
or advantage to any particular person,
amy Of si:e
in any respect whatsoever, or to SUBJ
ject any particular person, company, firm.
scription 1T traffic, to any unequal or unreason-
able prejudice or disadvantage in any respect
whatsoever.
to the proyisions:of this act, snail according to
their respective powers. provide, at the point of
connection, crossing or intersection. ample
facilities for transferring cars, AID for ac-
commodating and transferring passengers. and
traffic OF all kinds and classes, from their lines
or tracks. to those OF any other common carrier
intersect their own aud snail afford all equal and
reasonable facilities for the Interchange Of cars
and traffic between their respective lines, and Tor
the receiving, forwarding and delivering OF pass
cn2ers and property aud cans to aud from their
several lines and those Of other common carriers
connecting Herewith and shall not discriminate
fto{W loho hatx
ing lines or on freights coming over such lines;
but this shall not be construed as requiring any
common carrier to use for another common
carrier its tracks. equipments or terminal tacil
tiles without reasonable compensation.
(bl That it shall be unlawful for any common
carrier. subject to the provisions Of this act, to
enter into any combination, contract or agree
ment, expressed or implied, to prevent, bv
change OF time or schedule. or by carriage in diff
ferent cars. or by any other means or devices, the
carriage freight from being continuous from the
place Of shipment to the place Of destination:
and no break Of bulk, stoppaHe or interruption
made by such common carrier shall prevent the
carriage Of freight from being treated as one
continuous carriage from the place Of shipment
to the place of destination, unless such break,
for some necessary purpose and without any in
tent to avoid or unnecessarily interrupt such
continuous carriage or to evade any Of the pro-
visions OF this act.
(c) Every common carrier operating railway
in this state shall, without unreasonable delay,
furnish start and run cars for the transportation
able time theretoforei Is offered for TRANSFORMATION
at any of its stations on its line of road and
at the functions OF other railroads, and at such
stopping places as may be established for re-
ceiving and discharSing passengers and freights:
and shall take, receive, transport and discharge
such passengers and property at. from and to
such stations, functions and places, on and from
all trains advertised to stop at the same, for pas
sengers and freights, respectively. upon the due
payment. or tender OF of tolls freight or
Every such common carrier shall permit cOnnec-
lions to be made and maintained in a reasonable
manner with its side tracks to and from any
warehouse. elevator or mandatory without
reference TO Its size or capacity: provided, that
this shall not be construed 80 as to require anv
sid. srae If om ts aa
provided further. that where stations are ten lU)
miles or more apart the common carrier, when
required to dc SO by the railroad and warehouse
commissioners, shall construct and maintain
side track for the use of shippers between such
stations
Id Whenever any property is received by any
common carrier subject to the provisions of this
act, to be transported from one place to another
within this state, it shall be- unlawful for such
common carrier to limit in any way, except as
stated in its classification schedule hereinafter
provided for, its common law liability with
reference to such property while in its custody
as a common carrier, (as herelnbefore men,
tioned.) such liability must include the absolute
responsibility OF the common carrier for the acts
of It's agents in relation to such property.
SEC. 4. That 1t shall be unlawful for any
common carrier subject to the provisions Of this
act. to enter into any contract, agreement. or
combination with any other common carrier or
different and competing railroads. or to
divide between them the aggregate or net pro-
ceeds OF the earnings Of such railroads, or any
portion thereof; and In case of an agreement for
the pooling Of their buiness aforesaid, each day
of its continuance shall be deemed separate
Offense.
SEC. S. That If any common carrier, subject
to the provisions OF this act, SHALL directly OR
Indirectly, by any special rate, rebate, drawback
or other device charge, demand, colet or receive
from any person or persons great or or less COM
pensa.iOn for any service rendered, or to be rem
dered, In the transportation of persons or prop
it charges, demands, collects or receives from
any other person or persons tor doing for him or
them like and contemporaneous service in the
transportation OF passengers or property, such
discrimination. which Is hereby prohibited and
declared TO be unlawful.
SEC. =. That it shall be unlawful for any COM
mon carrier subject to the provisions of this act,
for the transportation Of passengers or of like
kind or class and quantity OF property, for
shorter than for longer distance over the same
line, the shorter being included within tho
longer distance: but this shall not be construed
as authorizing any common carrier, subject to
the provisions of this act to charge receive as
great compensation for a shorter IS for longer
distance.
Provided. however. That upon application to
the commission appointed under the provisions
of this act. such common carrier may, in special
cases. after Investigation by the commissioners.
be authorized to charge less, for longer than for
shorter distances, for the transported ion OF pas
sengers or property: and the commission may
from time to time prescribe the extent to whic,
such designated comm n carrier may be relieved
from the operation Of this section Of this act
SEC. 2. (a) That 1t shall be unlawful for any
common carrier, subject to the provisions OF
TINS act. TO charge or receive any greater COM